Former South Africa allrounder Lance Klusener has signed as consultant with the Tripura Cricket Association for India’s upcoming domestic season. Klusener, 51, is contracted to work with them for 100 days in a year. Besides working with the Ranji side, he will help the state’s eight teams in both men’s and women’s sections in various
Month: May 2023
It’s not often you get to the eve of the Test summer and an England captain likens himself to a Chelsea footballer. But such are the demands on a modern cricketer like Ben Stokes, the comparison made sense. “I played a little bit of a John Terry role winning the IPL,” the allrounder joked during
File Photo of IPL trophy© BCCI Legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar picked Rajasthan Royals youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal as the uncapped star to watch out for in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. It was a brilliant season for the left-handed batter who impressed everyone with his brand of batting and even won the Emerging Player
CSK captain MS Dhoni strapping his knee.© Twitter For MS Dhoni, the IPL 2023 was a special one in many ways. From the start of the edition, one man who was showered with all the adulation at every venue was MS Dhoni. Wherever Chennai Super Kings played, be it at home in Chennai or in
File image of Ben Stokes© AFP England captain Ben Stokes insisted that his team would continue to play the aggressive brand of cricket that has helped them win 10 of their last 12 Test matches. England will face Ireland in a four-day Test match at Lord’s from June 1, before their Ashes series begins at
File image of Lance Klusener© Twitter Former South African allrounder Lance Klusener will take over as head of cricket operation of Tripura for the upcoming season, the state association announced on Wednesday. TCA vice president Timir Chanda said he would arrive in the state capital Saturday to work with state’s cricketers for overall development. However,
In the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 edition, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated the defending champions, Gujarat Titans (GT), by five wickets in a last-ball thriller at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. CSK joined Mumbai Indians (MI) as the most successful team in the history of the tournament. And with that
Sri Lanka are all set to host Afghanistan for the upcoming three-match One-Day International (ODI) series, starting June 02 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. Notably, Sri Lanka’s performance in ODI matches can be considered average at the moment as the Dasun Shanaka-led team recently suffered a 2-0 defeat in a three-match ODI
Major League Cricket (MLC) is an upcoming professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United States operated by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) and sanctioned by USA Cricket. The plan is to begin the tournament on July 13, 2023, with six teams in major U.S. cities. The first season will take place over three weeks and conclude
Yashasvi Jaiswal was recently chosen as one of the standby players for Team India‘s squad in the World Test Championship (WTC) final 2023. The talented Indian cricketer got the call-up based on his remarkable performance for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Yashasvi amassed 625 runs in 14 matches of the
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be seeking expert opinion from sports orthopedics in Mumbai on the state of his dodgy left knee before taking a call on his treatment, CEO Kasi Viswanathan said on Wednesday. Dhoni had played the entire IPL season with a heavily strapped left knee and although he looked
Hardik Pandya’s final over decision earned him plenty of criticism© BCCI/Sportzpics The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final turned out to be a sporting spectacle that saw Ravindra Jadeja score 10 runs from the final two balls of the match, taking Chennai Super Kings across the line. The final over of the match was all
Ambati Rayudu recently called his time on a brilliant Indian Premier League (IPL) career. The right-handed batter had a fairytale ending in the tournament as he retired from the world’s biggest cricket league by lifting the league title for the sixth time. Notably, Rohit Sharma is the only other player to have won the IPL
Anil Kumble and Robin Uthappa are among just a handful of cricketers who have expressed their anguish at prominent Indian wrestlers being “manhandled” by the police in Delhi, India’s national capital. Tweeting on Tuesday, two days after disturbing images of Vinesh Phogat, among other wrestlers, being dragged away from the site of their protest in
Amelia Kerr is hoping that with full-time professionals around now, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will “invest more” in the women’s game. Under a new five-year master agreement between NZC, the six major cricket associations in the country, and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association, women cricketers will earn the same match fees as their male
New Zealand‘s renowned all-rounder, Amelia Kerr, has enthusiastically shared her experience of competing in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), praising the inaugural edition of this exhilarating T20 event that has generated a significant buzz worldwide. Kerr was part of the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians (MI) side which went on to clinch the trophy after defeating
A screengrab of the video which shows a CSK fan’s crazy celebration.© Twitter The IPL 2023 final was a memorable one for Chennai Super Kings and its millions of fans. MS Dhoni‘s CSK beat Gujarat Titans in a last-ball thriller to win their fifth IPL crown. The win makes CSK the joint-most successful IPL franchise
Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood heaped praise on his Indian Premier League (IPL) teammate Mohammad Siraj for his recent performances for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2023. This season Siraj was a completely different version of himself. His preciseness in the powerplay and exhibiting control over his line and length in the death was one
Chennai Super Kings claimed a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title with a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in a rain-affected but thrilling summit showdown. CSK and the Hardik Pandya-led GT locked horns at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday, May 29. Coming in to bat first after losing the toss, GT
Cricket is a cruel sport where some become heroes, and some have to settle with the tag of the villain. The final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) saw something similar, with one side jumping in joy and the other left devastated despite giving it
The Indian cricket team is focusing on building workload for the bowlers, who had an extensive run in the IPL, ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia starting on June 7 at The Oval. In the bowling department, while the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Akshar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat and Umesh Yadav
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinched their fifth title in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following a thrilling win over Gujarat Titans (GT) in the epic final that held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. In the rain-affected contest, the match remained fiercely contested until the very end. Mohit Sharma showcased his skills and
Former India selector Sarandeep Singh says picking K S Bharat over Ishan Kishan as the wicketkeeper for the World Test Championship final against Australia is a no brainer and he would also choose Umesh Yadav over Shardul Thakur in the playing eleven. In the absence of the injured Rishabh Pant, Kishan, who is yet to
MS Dhoni (L) and Shubman Gill in IPL 2023 Final© AFP Former Indian cricket team batter Sanjay Manjrekar was in awe of MS Dhoni after the Chennai Super Kings pulled off a brilliant stumping to dismiss Gujarat Titans star Shubman Gill during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in
File photo of the Indian cricket team© AFP Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar feels emerging from the IPL T20 mode will be the biggest challenge for the Indian players when they take on Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia next week. Rohit Sharma’s India will play the WTC final at The Oval
Chennai Super Kings engraved their name in the history of IPL after they defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets to lift their fifth title on Sunday. Chasing a revised target of 171 in 15 overs due to the DLS method, CSK clinched the victory on the very last ball as all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja smashed a
MS Dhoni thanking fans after CSK won IPL 2023 final© BCCI/Sportzpics A true legend of the game, MS Dhoni had fans following him no matter which venue he played at during the Indian Premier League (IPL). After the final on Sunday was washed out, some fans even went to the extreme of sleeping at the
The final match of the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday (May 29). MS Dhoni, after winning the toss, decided to send Gujarat out to bat first amid the fear of rain. It proved
MS Dhoni with Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja© BCCI/Sportzpics As soon as the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 ended in a win for Chennai Super Kings, fans’ heartbeat increased with the prospect of MS Dhoni making the big announcement over his future. The ‘Thala’ decided that he will not bid goodbye to the game yet
Ambati Rayudu after IPL 2023 title win© Twitter Chennai Super Kings’ middle-order batter Ambati Rayudu on Monday said he can afford to smile for the rest of his life after a “fairytale finish” to his cricketing career. Rayudu, who had announced his decision to stop playing IPL just before the final against Gujarat Titans, said
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